Authority: High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru
Order Date: 9 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petition filed by S. Umapathi (advocate) as public interest litigation against the State of Karnataka and its officials, seeking cancellation of a 2‑acre land grant in Survey No.193, Nayakanahatti Village, granted on 19‑Oct‑1993 to the sixth respondent for a high school and playground, with a two‑year utilisation condition.
- The sixth respondent failed to develop the school or playground; the fifth respondent submitted a proposal dated 23‑Nov‑2018 to cancel the grant and resume the land for public purposes.
- The petition requests the Deputy Commissioner (respondent 2) and Assistant Commissioner (respondent 3) to pass final orders on the proposal.
Final Outcome
- The Court directed respondents 2 and 3 to consider the petitioner's averments and, if warranted, take steps to resume the land for public purposes, complying with law.
- It clarified that no notice was issued to the sixth respondent; any adverse action must afford the sixth respondent a hearing in accordance with natural justice.
- The petition was disposed with the above directions; no immediate cancellation order was issued.
Topics: Land Policy, Public Interest Litigation